Teacher Professionalism and the Challenge of Change

Faced by centralizing governments which have mobilized parental support, the professional responsibilities which once characterized the professional status of teachers are being eroded.

Curriculum content is now the responsibilty of central government.

So too is pupil assessment, initial and in-service training.

Teaching method and school management are following rapidly.

Even local management by local education authorities is threatened with elimination.

In this volume 12 leading experts analyze the recent history of the teaching profession in Britain, consider the future scenario and suggest ways to which teacher professionalism can reassert itself before it is too late.